aboard: on or in a bus, ship, plane, etc. to accelerate: to gain or increase speed. to accompany: to join. accurate: exact, truthful. to accuse: to claim someone did something wrong. achieve: to reach a goal, result. addictive: relating to a habit that is hard to stop. He is addicted to drugs. adolescence: (usually) a person's teenage years. to adopt: to take into one's family. affair: a romantic relationship (with someone who is not a husband or wife). to age: to get older. airborne: in flight, flying. alliance: an agreement to work together. to amaze: to make a great impression. animated: to make lifelike as in a cartoon. annual: happening every year. to apologize: to say that one is sorry. to appoint: to select somebody for a job. architecture: buildings. ark: an ancient ship. to arrest: taken by the police.arsonist: somebody who illegally starts a fire to cause damage, somebody who causes arson. to assnoinate: to kill someone. asthma: a breathing disorder. astonishing: amazing, surprising. astronomer: a person who studies objects outside of the Earth's atmosphere. automaker: car company

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bachelor: a man who is not married. bail: the money a person pays so he/she does not have to go to jail. ballpark: a baseball stadium, a place where ball games are played. ban: prevention, prohibition. bankrupt: unable to make the payments needed to stay in business, out of money. B.C.: the dates before Christ was born. to be ashamed: to feel guilty or embarrnoed. to be in attendance: to be present at an event. to be obsessed: to think about constantly. to be trapped: to be unable to escape. behind bars: in jail. benefits: positive uses. bestseller: a successful book. beverage: drink.bicentenary: the 200th anniversary. bid: an attempt to get something. bill: a piece of paper money. to blame: to place the responsibility on something or someone. bloodstream: the blood flowing through a circulatory system. Random House Unabridged Dictionary. bookmaker: a person who determines the odds and receives payments for bets. bout: a (boxing) contest. Boxing Day: the day after Christmas, December 26. box office: the place where tickets are sold. brainchild: an original idea. to break a record: to do better than any one else has done in a race or sporting event. to break up: to end a romantic relationship. to brew: to make beer. brewery: a company which makes beer. bulimia: a serious eating disorder with young women who eat a lot of food and then feel guilty and depressed. bully: a person who is cruel to smaller or weaker people. to busk: to perform outdoors.

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cabinet: the group of ministers in a government. to call off: to end, cancel. capital: The city where the government is located. catnap: a short nap. C.E.O.: Chief Executive Officer. The top person in a company. certificate of good conduct: a document that shows you do not have a criminal record.chain: a number of business with the same owner. chateau: a large country house or castle. checkout: a counter where customers pay at a supermarket. to chime: to make a musical sound, ie, from a bell or a clock. to cite to give as a reason or example, to quote. to claim: to state that something is true. to clash: to fight. to collaborate: to work together. comeback: to lead after being behind in a game. to come up with: to make a new thing, to invent. to commence: to start.concentration camp: a place where prisoners of war are kept under harsh, terrible conditions. to conduct: to lead, direct. confidential: secret. to console: to try and help someone who is sad feel better. to consume: to eat or drink. contentedness: the feeling of being pleased, satisfied, happy. to contradict: to show the opposite of something.copyright: a document that allows you to publish artistic, musical and written work. contagious: related to something which can be spread, such as a disease from one person to another. controversial: causing debate between opposing positions. costly: expensive. coup: the removal of a leader from power. Also called coup d'etat.crash: a car accident. cuisine: the making and style of food, ie, Italian cuisine, Japanese cuisine. curfew: a time when people cannot go outside. currency: the money of a country. to cut off: to stop the supply of something.

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to dash: to move, run quickly. to debut: to appear for the first time. decade: a period of 10 years. deceased: dead. defending champion: the person or team which won an event the last time it was held. demand: the need to buy something -- which one has the ability to buy. to deny: to say that something is not true. dependence: needing something, relying on something. desirable: something that someone would want, something that is worth having. despicable: terrible, awful, bad. devastating: very damaging. devotee: a big fan, supporter, enthusiast. to diagnose: to find the nature of a (medical) problem through analysis. diplomat: a person, such as an ambnoador, who represents a government. disastrous: bringing a very bad result. to discuss: to talk about. dispute: disagreement, argument. disturbing: annoying, bothersome. to divide: to separate into groups or parts. domain name: an Internet address. For example, [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط], [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط], etc. drastically: extremely. to dread: to be afraid of. drowsiness: sleepiness. to duck: to bend down suddenly (to avoid a punch or a thrown object).

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to earn: to gain or win through skill or work. elder: older. eleventh-hour decision: a decision made at the last minute. to eliminate: to remove from a contest. to elope: to run away secretly to get married.to embrace: to put one's arms around another person. to employ: to hire, to give someone a job. to enable: to make possible. to enforce: to put into place with force. enlistment: the time a person is in the military. entourage: a member of a group that follows an important person or celebrity. environmentalist: a person who works to protect the environment. equestrian: someone who rides horses for sport. erroneously: wrongly, mistakenly. to estimate: to give a calculation or opinion about the size or value of something. exasperating: frustrating, irritating. excessive: going beyond what is considered normal or usual. execution: Putting a prisoner to death. exhaustion: extreme loss of strength and energy in a person. expert: someone who knows a lot about a subject. For example, a fashion expert, a baseball expert, etc. extrovert: a talkative person.

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to fall off the wagon: to resume or continue a bad habit, such as smoking or drinking. famine: extreme hunger, lack of food. fancier: a person who has a special liking towards something: ie, John likes dogs, he is a dog fancier. favorite: (in sports) the player or team that is most likely to win. feline: belonging to the cat family. fiancée: a woman who engaged to be married. to file: to apply, to submit papers. to fine: to punish through a payment. to fire: to remove someone from a job. firm (noun): a business, company. fitness: good health. forces: an army or military. flabbergasted: surprised. to flee: to run away. fraction: a small part of a larger whole. fuel-efficient: using less fuel, gasoline. fugitive: someone who is hiding from police. furious: very angry

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gaffe: a mistake. game: wild animals which are hunted. gather: to come together. generosity: an act (or acts) of kindness or giving. to get a little carried away: to act in an extreme manner. to get along: to have a positive relationship with someone. to give it a sno: to try something. to go to the polls: to vote. glare: a very strong, bright light. grammarian: a person who studies grammar. the green light: approval, permission.

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to hand over: to give property or control to someone else. to hand out: to give out, supply. to have egg on one's face: to make an embarrnoing mistake, to feel like a fool. to have two left feet: to dance badly. to headbutt: to hit somebody with your head. headquarters: the main office of an organization. heavyweight: a boxer that weighs more than 79.4 kilograms. heiress: a woman who inherits money. hit: success. holidaymaker: vacationer, someone who is on holiday. hometown: the town where a person was born. honor: a prize, award or credit that is given for achievement. to house: to be a storage space for something. human rights: basic freedoms that people have. to hurl: to throw. hyperinflation: extreme inflation

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to impeach: to make a leader step down. in charge of: under the control of, in the care of. incumbent: a politician currently in office. individual: person.influence: (in art) a person or style that has a powerful effect on the work you do. to inherit: to receive money from someone after that person dies. innovative: new (used when speaking about a new product or idea.) introvert: a shy person. investigate: to examine. Israelite: A person who lived in the ancient kingdom of Israel. an item: a romantic couple.